Patents by Inventor Michael Patrick Bower

Michael Patrick Bower has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20260113291
    Abstract: Systems and methods for internal email filtering are provided. Various embodiments of the present technology provide systems and methods for improved email filtering including a dedicated internal email filtering process designed to intercept all emails exchanged within the organization and detect whether the email is internal or external. The system scans each internal email to detect potential threats, such as viruses, malware, or phishing attempts, and immediately quarantines any identified threats, preventing the email from being delivered to the intended recipient. The system also targets harmful attachments, isolating them to ensure they do not reach users, and safeguards against malicious links by identifying and safeguarding them (e.g., blocking, wrapping, checking, etc.) before they can be clicked. If an email is deemed not to be a security threat, it is safely delivered to the intended recipient, ensuring seamless and secure internal communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2024
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Inventors: Cara Joy Drye, Michael Patrick Bower, Roger Brassard, Troy Gill
  • Publication number: 20260003829
    Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a provisioning manager comprises an interface and processing circuitry. The interface is configured to obtain provisioning data from a provisioning database. The processing circuitry is configured to prepare one or more configuration files based on the provisioning data. The configuration file(s) indicate how to provision one or more service instances. The processing circuitry is further configured to commit the configuration file(s) to one or more repositories in order to make the configuration file(s) available to at least one of the service instances. The processing circuitry is further configured to send one or more notifications indicating to one or more of the service instances that the configuration file(s) have been committed to the one or more repositories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2025
    Publication date: January 1, 2026
    Inventors: Dustin Stewart Silverman, Patrick Stephen Trantham, Robert Jamison White, Philippe-Jacques Thomas Green, Bryan Adam Joyner, Cara Jopy Drye, Michael Patrick Bower
  • Patent number: 12430295
    Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a provisioning manager comprises an interface and processing circuitry. The interface is configured to obtain provisioning data from a provisioning database. The processing circuitry is configured to prepare one or more configuration files based on the provisioning data. The configuration file(s) indicate how to provision one or more service instances. The processing circuitry is further configured to commit the configuration file(s) to one or more repositories in order to make the configuration file(s) available to at least one of the service instances. The processing circuitry is further configured to send one or more notifications indicating to one or more of the service instances that the configuration file(s) have been committed to the one or more repositories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2025
    Assignee: ZixCorp Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Dustin Stewart Silverman, Patrick Stephen Trantham, Robert Jamison White, Philippe-Jacques Thomas Green, Bryan Adam Joyner, Cara Joy Drye, Michael Patrick Bower
  • Publication number: 20240281412
    Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a provisioning manager comprises an interface and processing circuitry. The interface is configured to obtain provisioning data from a provisioning database. The processing circuitry is configured to prepare one or more configuration files based on the provisioning data. The configuration file(s) indicate how to provision one or more service instances. The processing circuitry is further configured to commit the configuration file(s) to one or more repositories in order to make the configuration file(s) available to at least one of the service instances. The processing circuitry is further configured to send one or more notifications indicating to one or more of the service instances that the configuration file(s) have been committed to the one or more repositories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Dustin Stewart Silverman, Patrick Stephen Trantham, Robert Jamison White, Philippe-Jacques Thomas Green, Bryan Adam Joyner, Cara Joy Drye, Michael Patrick Bower
  • Patent number: 12013819
    Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a provisioning manager comprises an interface and processing circuitry. The interface is configured to obtain provisioning data from a provisioning database. The processing circuitry is configured to prepare one or more configuration files based on the provisioning data. The configuration file(s) indicate how to provision one or more service instances. The processing circuitry is further configured to commit the configuration file(s) to one or more repositories in order to make the configuration file(s) available to at least one of the service instances. The processing circuitry is further configured to send one or more notifications indicating to one or more of the service instances that the configuration file(s) have been committed to the one or more repositories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: ZixCorp Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Dustin Stewart Silverman, Patrick Stephen Trantham, Robert Jamison White, Philippe-Jacques Thomas Green, Bryan Adam Joyner, Cara Joy Drye, Michael Patrick Bower
  • Publication number: 20220358092
    Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a provisioning manager comprises an interface and processing circuitry. The interface is configured to obtain provisioning data from a provisioning database. The processing circuitry is configured to prepare one or more configuration files based on the provisioning data. The configuration file(s) indicate how to provision one or more service instances. The processing circuitry is further configured to commit the configuration file(s) to one or more repositories in order to make the configuration file(s) available to at least one of the service instances. The processing circuitry is further configured to send one or more notifications indicating to one or more of the service instances that the configuration file(s) have been committed to the one or more repositories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Dustin Stewart Silverman, Patrick Stephen Trantham, Robert Jamison White, Philippe-Jacques Thomas Green, Bryan Adam Joyner, Cara Joy Drye, Michael Patrick Bower
  • Patent number: 11436197
    Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a provisioning manager comprises an interface and processing circuitry. The interface is configured to obtain provisioning data from a provisioning database. The processing circuitry is configured to prepare one or more configuration files based on the provisioning data. The configuration file(s) indicate how to provision one or more service instances. The processing circuitry is further configured to commit the configuration file(s) to one or more repositories in order to make the configuration file(s) available to at least one of the service instances. The processing circuitry is further configured to send one or more notifications indicating to one or more of the service instances that the configuration file(s) have been committed to the one or more repositories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: ZixCorp Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Dustin Stewart Silverman, Patrick Stephen Trantham, Robert Jamison White, Philippe-Jacques Thomas Green, Bryan Adam Joyner, Cara Joy Drye, Michael Patrick Bower
  • Publication number: 20220035770
    Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a provisioning manager comprises an interface and processing circuitry. The interface is configured to obtain provisioning data from a provisioning database. The processing circuitry is configured to prepare one or more configuration files based on the provisioning data. The configuration file(s) indicate how to provision one or more service instances. The processing circuitry is further configured to commit the configuration file(s) to one or more repositories in order to make the configuration file(s) available to at least one of the service instances. The processing circuitry is further configured to send one or more notifications indicating to one or more of the service instances that the configuration file(s) have been committed to the one or more repositories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Dustin Stewart Silverman, Patrick Stephen Trantham, Robert Jamison White, Philippe-Jacques Thomas Green, Bryan Adam Joyner, Cara Joy Drye, Michael Patrick Bower